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Microwave treatment of electric arc furnace dust with Tetrabromobisphenol A: Dielectric characterization and pyrolysis-leaching (2017)
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In the present work microwave treatment of electric arc furnace dust (EAFD) mixed with tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) was investigated. A range of characterization techniques were used to understand the thermal behaviour of TBBPA-EAFD mixtures under m... Read More about Microwave treatment of electric arc furnace dust with Tetrabromobisphenol A: Dielectric characterization and pyrolysis-leaching.

Microstructure and phase stability of suspension high velocity oxy-fuel sprayed yttria stabilised zirconia coatings from aqueous and ethanol based suspensions (2017)
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Two commercial 7-8 wt.% Yttria Stabilised Zirconia (YSZ) suspensions were sprayed by Suspension High Velocity Oxy Fuel (SHVOF) thermal spraying for advanced high temperature coatings. Heat treatments of the free-standing coatings were conducted at 80... Read More about Microstructure and phase stability of suspension high velocity oxy-fuel sprayed yttria stabilised zirconia coatings from aqueous and ethanol based suspensions.

Alumina-graphene nanocomposite coatings fabricated by suspension high velocity oxy-fuel thermal spraying for ultra-low-wear (2017)
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An alumina coating containing 1 wt.% graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) is deposited for the first time by suspension high velocity oxy-fuel (SHVOF) thermal spraying – an emerging coating deposition technique. Raman spectroscopy shows the GNPs survive the... Read More about Alumina-graphene nanocomposite coatings fabricated by suspension high velocity oxy-fuel thermal spraying for ultra-low-wear.

Flexible decoupled camera and projector fringe projection system using inertial sensors (2017)
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Measurement of objects with complex geometry and many self occlusions is increasingly important in many fields, including additive manufacturing. In a fringe projection system, the camera and the projector cannot move independently with respect to ea... Read More about Flexible decoupled camera and projector fringe projection system using inertial sensors.

Identification of particle-laden flow features from wavelet decomposition (2017)
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A wavelet decomposition based technique is applied to air pressure data obtained from laboratory-scale powder snow avalanches. This technique is shown to be a powerful tool for identifying both repeatable and chaotic features at any frequency within... Read More about Identification of particle-laden flow features from wavelet decomposition.

Proportionate methods for evaluating a simple digital mental health tool (2017)
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Background: Traditional evaluation methods are not keeping pace with rapid developments in mobile health. More flexible methodologies are needed to evaluate mHealth technologies, particularly simple, self-help tools. One approach is to combine a var... Read More about Proportionate methods for evaluating a simple digital mental health tool.

Tuneable 3D printed bioreactors for transaminations under continuous-flow (2017)
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A method to efficiently immobilize enzymes on 3D printed continuous-flow devices is presented. Application of these chemically modified devices enables rapid screening of immobilization mechanisms and reaction conditions, simple transfer of optimised... Read More about Tuneable 3D printed bioreactors for transaminations under continuous-flow.

Active chiral control of GHz acoustic whispering-gallery modes (2017)
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We selectively generate chiral surface-acoustic whispering gallery modes in the gigahertz range on a microscopic disk by means of an ultrafast time-domain technique incorporating a spatial light modulator. Active chiral control is achieved by making... Read More about Active chiral control of GHz acoustic whispering-gallery modes.

Implementation and Calibration of Finite-Length Plastic Hinge Elements for Use in Seismic Structural Collapse Analysis (2017)
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Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Finite-length plastic hinge (FLPH) models have shown advantages over the concentrated plasticity hinge (CPH) models. However, empirical phenomenological relationships, such as Modified Ibarra–Medina–Krawinkl... Read More about Implementation and Calibration of Finite-Length Plastic Hinge Elements for Use in Seismic Structural Collapse Analysis.

SENSIBLE project community engagement both in Évora and Nottingham demonstrator sites (2017)
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In this study, the authors detail the community engagement strategies applied to the Évora and Nottingham demonstrators under the scope of the project SENSIBLE, taking into account the different phases of the project. Additionally, the first results... Read More about SENSIBLE project community engagement both in Évora and Nottingham demonstrator sites.

Physiological parameter response to variation of mental workload (2017)
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Previous studies have examined how individual physiological measures respond to changes in mental demand and subjective reports of mental workload. This study explores the response of multiple physiological parameters, measured simultaneously and qua... Read More about Physiological parameter response to variation of mental workload.

Gardens in the sky: Emotional experiences in the communal spaces at height in the Pinnacle@Duxton, Singapore (2017)
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A boom in high-rise construction and vertical living has resulted in an increase in privately and publicly accessible communal spaces at height within tall buildings. Asia is leading the way in these developments, with one of the most notable project... Read More about Gardens in the sky: Emotional experiences in the communal spaces at height in the Pinnacle@Duxton, Singapore.

Experimental investigation of substandard RC columns confined with SRG jackets under compression (2017)
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This paper aims to explore the behaviour of substandard reinforced concrete (RC) columns confined with Steel-Reinforced Grout (SRG) jackets under monotonically increasing uniaxial compression. A total of 24 specimens of short RC columns of square cro... Read More about Experimental investigation of substandard RC columns confined with SRG jackets under compression.

The mass transfer coefficient assessment and productivity enhancement of a vertical tubular solar brackish water still (2017)
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This paper presents an experimental investigation of a single-effect vertical tubular solar brackish water desalination device, with an aim to determine the mass transfer coefficient and its enhancement. The device consists of two closely spaced conc... Read More about The mass transfer coefficient assessment and productivity enhancement of a vertical tubular solar brackish water still.

The activation of eco-driving mental models: can text messages prime drivers to use their existing knowledge and skills? (2017)
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Eco-driving campaigns have traditionally assumed that drivers lack the necessary knowledge and skills and that this is something that needs rectifying. Therefore, many support systems have been designed to closely guide drivers and fine-tune their pr... Read More about The activation of eco-driving mental models: can text messages prime drivers to use their existing knowledge and skills?.

A study of wire breakup and in-flight particle behaviour during wire flame spraying of aluminium (2017)
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Although wire flame spraying has been used for many years, there has been relatively little attention given to understanding the process dynamics. In this work, imaging of the molten wire tip, particle imaging using the Oseir Spray Watch system and p... Read More about A study of wire breakup and in-flight particle behaviour during wire flame spraying of aluminium.

Accurate structural identification for layered composite structures, through a wave and finite element scheme (2017)
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We present for the first time an approach for identifying the geometric and material characteristics of layered composite structures through an inverse wave and finite element approach. More specifically, this Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) approac... Read More about Accurate structural identification for layered composite structures, through a wave and finite element scheme.

Design and analysis of strut-based lattice structures for vibration isolation (2017)
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This paper presents the design, analysis and experimental verification of strut-based lattice structures to enhance the mechanical vibration isolation properties of a machine frame, whilst also conserving its structural integrity. In addition, design... Read More about Design and analysis of strut-based lattice structures for vibration isolation.

A water-soluble core material for manufacturing hollow composite sections (2017)
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This paper presents the development of a low-cost water-soluble core material, which is suitable for producing hollow composite structures via high pressure moulding processes, such as compression moulding and resin transfer moulding. The bulk materi... Read More about A water-soluble core material for manufacturing hollow composite sections.

A generic method to synthesise graphitic carbon coated nanoparticles in large scale and their derivative polymer nanocomposites (2017)
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A versatile Rotary Chemical Vapour Deposition (RCVD) technique for the in-situ synthesis of large scale carbon-coated non-magnetic metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) is presented, and a controllable coating thickness varying between 1–5 nm has been achi... Read More about A generic method to synthesise graphitic carbon coated nanoparticles in large scale and their derivative polymer nanocomposites.